★ Revenue village · Ranikhet tehsil · Almora ★

Simora

Ranikhet tehsil
Pincode 263645
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Simora is a revenue village in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand. It had a population of 26 in 4 households (Census 2011).

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Census 2011 Snapshot

26 people. 4 homes.

Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand.

26
Population
4
Households
82.6%
Literacy
857
Sex ratio
LGD 52567Source: Census 2011 + LGD

Simora today

Nearest mandi prices
  • Apple₹4,500Haldwani APMC · 26 Oct 2026
  • Banana₹1,000Haldwani APMC · 26 Oct 2026
  • Brinjal₹1,000Haldwani APMC · 26 Oct 2026
₹/quintal (modal). No recent reports from Almora district. Nearest district with reports: Nainital, about 47 km away (straight line between this village's forecast point and the middle of Nainital's mapped villages).All markets →
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

Simora is a village in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand. At the 2011 Census it had 26 people in 4 households, with a literacy rate of 82.6%. It is administered by the Bedgaon gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 263645.

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LGD village code52567
Census 2011 code52567
Gram panchayatBedgaon · LGD 21610
Pincode263645
TehsilRanikhet · LGD 328
DistrictAlmora
Male / Female14 / 12 · Census 2011
Lok SabhaAlmora · Ajay Tamta (BJP)
AssemblySomeshwar · Rekha Arya (BJP)

Gram panchayat

Simora is in the Bedgaon gram panchayat.

Other villages in Bedgaon

Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.

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How Simora compares

By population, Simora is #279 of 300 inhabited villages in Ranikhet tehsil.

—SimoraRanikhet tehsilAlmora
Literacy rate82.6%83.6%78.9%
Women per 1,000 men8571,1211,177
People per household6.54.64.5

Census 2011. Area figures add up inhabited villages only; literacy is literates ÷ people aged 7 and above.

What Simora had in Census 2011

  • Primary school Not available · nearest within 5 km
  • Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
  • Treated tap water Available
  • All-weather road Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
  • Public bus service Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
  • Power for homes Available
  • Commercial bank Not available · nearest more than 10 km away
  • Mobile phone coverage Available

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Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.

Villages sharing PIN 263645

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Source: LGD village–pincode mapping.

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Schemes worth checking

  • PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare

    Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.

  • Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.

  • PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.

  • Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority

    Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.

  • National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution

    Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.

  • National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development

    Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.

  • PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment

    Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.

  • Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.

  • Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).

  • Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services

    Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.

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News near Simora

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Essential services & places near Simora

Simora isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Ranikhet tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.

Banks, ATMs & post offices471 in Almora district

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Hospitals & clinics136 in Almora district

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Schools & anganwadis3 in Almora district

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Colleges & universities3 in Almora district

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Government offices3 in Almora district

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Temples34 in Almora district

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Other places of worship2 in Almora district

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Transport10 in Almora district

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Community places4 in Almora district

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Approximate location

Simora on the map

The pin is an approximate location, within about 15 km, from the mapped villages of its mandal — not the exact site of Simora. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.

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Simora · 29.6475° N, 79.4466° E

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≈ 29.65° N, 79.45° E · approximate (within ~15 km)© OpenStreetMap contributors

Electoral profile

Lok SabhaAlmora · Ajay Tamta (BJP), elected 2024
AssemblySomeshwar (SC) · Rekha Arya (BJP), MLA since 2022

Listed in this constituency by the Local Government Directory (LGD) and checked against map locations nearby. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); TCPD Lok Dhaba, Trivedi Centre for Political Data, Ashoka University.

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Questions about Simora

Where is Simora located?
Simora is a village in Ranikhet tehsil of Almora district, Uttarakhand, India.
Which district is Simora in?
Simora is in Almora district of Uttarakhand.
Which gram panchayat does Simora belong to?
Simora comes under the Bedgaon gram panchayat.
What is the pincode of Simora?
The pincode of Simora, Ranikhet, Almora is 263645.
What is the population of Simora?
As per the 2011 Census, Simora had a population of 26 (14 males and 12 females).
How many households are there in Simora?
Simora had 4 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the literacy rate of Simora?
The literacy rate of Simora was 82.6% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Simora?
Simora had 857 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Simora in?
Simora is in the Almora Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Simora?
Ajay Tamta (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Almora Lok Sabha seat, which includes Simora, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Simora in?
Simora is in the Someshwar assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Simora?
Rekha Arya (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Someshwar assembly seat, which includes Simora, in 2022.
What is the LGD code of Simora?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Simora is 52567 and its Census 2011 village code is 52567.
Which villages are near Simora?
Villages near Simora include Airoli (within ~15 km), Pant Kotuli (within ~15 km), Kapina (within ~15 km), Malla Biswa (within ~15 km), Badhan (within ~15 km).

Answers are generated from LGD and Census 2011 records, not written by hand.

Villages in Ranikhet tehsil

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Climate & El Niño

Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory

There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.

Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.

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Nearby villages
Airoliwithin ~15 km
Pant Kotuliwithin ~15 km
Kapinawithin ~15 km
Malla Biswawithin ~15 km
Badhanwithin ~15 km
Pande Kotawithin ~15 km

Distances are approximate (the mapped villages of its mandal).

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